Firewood exploitation threatens survival of forests – Official

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Mr Bette Obi, Chairman, Cross River Forestry Commission, says uncontrolled tree felling for fuelwood by people is increasingly threatening the survival of forests across the country.

Obi said this in Calabar on Tuesday at a workshop on “Sustainable Fuelwood Management’’, organised by the Cross River Government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

He said that forest exploitation for fuelwood had become a serious challenge that many countries had to face squarely, objectively and purposefully.

He said that the workshop, which drew participants from the 18 local government areas of the state, was organised to create awareness and sensitise the citizens to the benefits of the Sustainable Fuelwood Management Project.

He said that it was disheartening that most of the mangrove forests of the state had been degraded, as the…

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